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Definition of Mesocolon
1. Noun. Mesentery that holds the lower colon to the dorsal abdominal wall.
Definition of Mesocolon
1. n. The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.
Definition of Mesocolon
1. Noun. (anatomy) The part of the mesentery that attaches the colon to the abdominal wall ¹
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Medical Definition of Mesocolon
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesocolon
Literary usage of Mesocolon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"There is now uncovered a large peritoneal surface formed above by the lower layer
of the transverse mesocolon, on the right by a layer of peritoneum to ..."
2. Journal of Anatomy and Physiology (1868)
"... WITH REMARKS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE mesocolon. By Professor CLELAND, MD,
Galway. IT is now more than ten years since the abnormality about to be ..."
3. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"To the other side of the mesocolon is the vascular tumor, looking like an enormous
conglomerate of vessels involving the upper three to four inches of ..."
4. The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity: Considered from by George Sumner Huntington (1903)
"In 12 there was an ascending mesocolon, but no corresponding fold on the left side.
Hence from this series a mesocolon may be expected on the left side in ..."
5. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"The mesenteries are: the mesentery proper, the transverse mesocolon, and the
sigmoid mesocolon. In addition to these there are sometimes present an ..."
6. Report by British Association for the Advancement of Science (1870)
"'The descending,' and half of the transverse colon are provided, as in the human
fœtus, with a mesocolon springing from near the middle line ; and the right ..."
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